The burglar had his own free will. Of course, god could have stopped him before he got there, but that would interfere with his free will.

/God is playing a game of solitaire with weird rules.

Solitaire? No no no. God does not play solitaire with the universe; He play an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of the players, (i.e. the burglar and the prayer) to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, and a Dealer who won't tell you the rules an who smiles all the time.

she was on her knees giving a guy a blowjob. he pulled her hair because that's what you do when girls give you blow jobs. he hit his head on the fridge when he orgasmed. he turned around in the driveway because he noticed the husband was home.